"Earth Perfect? Nature, Utopia and the Garden" is an eclectic, yet rigorous reflection on the relationship – historical, present and future – between humanity and the garden. Through the lens of Utopian Studies – the interdisciplinary field that encompasses fictions all the way through to actual political projects, and urban ideals; in a nutshell, addressing the human natural drive towards the ideal – "Earth Perfect?" brings together a selection of inspiring essays, each contributed by foremost writers from the fields of architecture, history of art, classics, cultural studies, farming, geography, horticulture, landscape architecture, law, literature, philosophy, urban planning and the natural sciences. Through these joined voices, the garden emerges as a site of contestation and a repository for symbolic, spiritual, social, political and ecological meaning. Questions such as: what is the role of the garden in defining humanity's ideal relationship with nature? And how should we...
